The wiki community is voting on a proposed renaming of the Reviewer role so that we can give the role to anyone we trust to upload their own images without review. If you care about the name of this role, please discuss the issue and cast your vote at [[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Reviewer|FamilySearch Wiki talk:Reviewer]]. [[User:RitcheyMT|Ritcheymt]] 16:43, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

The wiki community is voting on a proposed renaming of the Reviewer role so that we can give the role to anyone we trust to upload their own images without review. If you care about the name of this role, please discuss the issue and cast your vote at [[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Reviewer|FamilySearch Wiki talk:Reviewer]]. [[User:RitcheyMT|Ritcheymt]] 16:43, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Hello, Alan, and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee/Welcome to FamilySearch Wiki|welcome to FamilySearch Wiki!]] Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/Alan|your contributions]]. I hope you like this place and decide to stay. {{#switch:{{{npov}}}|true=Unfortunately, one or more of your edits {{#if:|to the page [[:{{{article}}}]]|}} have not conformed to '''[[Policy:Neutral Point of View|FamilySearch Wiki's Neutral Point of View policy (NPOV)]]''', and have been reverted. FamilySearch Wiki articles should refer only to facts and interpretations that have been stated in print or on reputable websites or other forms of media. There's a page about the [[Policy:Neutral Point of View|NPOV policy]] that has tips on how to effectively write about disparate points of view without compromising the NPOV status of the article as a whole.</p><p>|}} Here are some {{#if:|other||}} pages that you might find helpful:

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<p>Hello, Alan, and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Welcoming committee/Welcome to FamilySearch Wiki|welcome to FamilySearch Wiki!]] Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/Alan|your contributions]]. I hope you like this place and decide to stay. {{#switch:{{{npov}}}|true=Unfortunately, one or more of your edits {{#if:|to the page [[:{{{article}}}]]|}} have not conformed to '''[[Policy:Neutral Point of View|FamilySearch Wiki's Neutral Point of View policy (NPOV)]]''', and have been reverted. FamilySearch Wiki articles should refer only to facts and interpretations that have been stated in print or on reputable websites or other forms of media. There's a page about the [[Policy:Neutral Point of View|NPOV policy]] that has tips on how to effectively write about disparate points of view without compromising the NPOV status of the article as a whole.</p><p>|}} Here are some {{#if:|other||}} pages that you might find helpful:</p>

{{#switch:{{{icons}}}|true=:[[Image:Crystal Clear app ksmiletris.png|23px]] '''|*}}[[FamilySearch Wiki:Introduction|Introduction]]{{#if:|'''|}} {{#switch:{{{icons}}}|true=:[[Image:C05.png|23px]] '''|*}}[[Policy:Guiding Principles|The Guiding Principles of FamilySearch Wiki]]{{#if:|'''|}} {{#switch:{{{icons}}}|true=:[[Image:Crystal package utilities.png|23px]] '''|*}}[[Portal:Get started with this site|Get started with this site]]{{#if:|'''|}} {{#switch:{{{icons}}}|true=:[[Image:Crystal khelpcenter.png|23px]] '''|*}}[[Search for Articles in the FamilySearch Research Wiki|Search for Articles]]{{#if:|'''|}} {{#switch:{{{icons}}}|true=:[[Image:Crystal Clear app ksokoban.png|23px]] '''|*}}[[Help:Edit and Contribute]]{{#if:|'''|}} {{#switch:{{{icons}}}|true=:[[Image:Crystal Clear app kedit.png|23px]] '''|*}}[[FamilySearch Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]{{#if:|'''|}} {{#switch:|true=<p>I would recommend that you get a username by clicking '''<span class="plainlinksneverexpand">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=signup}} sign up]</span>'''. You don't have to [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] to read or edit articles on FamilySearch Wiki, but creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, requires no personal information, and has many [[FamilySearch Wiki:Why create an account?|benefits]]. As a registered user, you gain the use of an [[FamilySearch Wiki:Username#Inappropriate usernames|appropriate]] [[FamilySearch Wiki:Username|username]] of your choice, a personal [[FamilySearch Wiki:Watchlist|watchlist]] to which you can add articles that interest you, the ability to [[Help:Starting a new page|start new pages]], and much more. Also, your [[IP address]], Alan, will no longer be visible to other users.</p>|}}

{{#switch:|true=<p>I would recommend that you get a username by clicking '''<span class="plainlinksneverexpand">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=signup}} sign up]</span>'''. You don't have to [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] to read or edit articles on FamilySearch Wiki, but creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, requires no personal information, and has many [[FamilySearch Wiki:Why create an account?|benefits]]. As a registered user, you gain the use of an [[FamilySearch Wiki:Username#Inappropriate usernames|appropriate]] [[FamilySearch Wiki:Username|username]] of your choice, a personal [[FamilySearch Wiki:Watchlist|watchlist]] to which you can add articles that interest you, the ability to [[Help:Starting a new page|start new pages]], and much more. Also, your [[IP address]], Alan, will no longer be visible to other users.</p>|}}

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<p>Please [[FamilySearch Wiki:Sign your posts on talk pages|sign your name]] on [[Help:Talk pages|talk pages]] using four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically produce your username and the date. If you need help, ask me on my talk page, or place <code><nowiki>{{helpme}}</nowiki></code>

Some users have reported that the red color of the article title links in search results are confusing because in a Mediawiki site, a red link means a link to a page that has no content. There is a poll on the forums as to whether to make the links blue instead, which would also conform to what Google and Bing do. Please [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?p=6064#poststop read the thread/explanation and vote]. [[User:RitcheyMT|RitcheyMT]] 16:13, 24 January 2010 (UTC)<br>

Comment on article "Checklist of compiled sources..."

You added this to the bottom of the England page, under a heading about finding English immigrant ancestry abroad. I like the idea of a link like this. It would be great to put something similar to it on the Ireland page. I'll have to put it on our list of items to prioritize. Anne 17:59, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

County Pages for England's counties probably already exist.

The associated county pages for each county may already exist. Take a look at the England portal for links to them. Apparently that may be the reason why the links are red on the England Barn Raising Tasks page, and if the articles do exist, that might save you and your team a bit of time getting things ready. JamesAnderson 00:00, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

We need your opinion

In order to help the community arrive at consensus on some issues impacting most of the pages on FamilySearch Wiki, I'd like to invite you to add your opinions to the following discussions:

What's your best work? And your favorites from others?

Hey there Alan! I'm searching for the wiki's best content to highlight it during a presentation I'm doing soon. Will you link me to the 2 or 3 articles you've contributed to that you are most pleased with? Also, could you link me to your favorite article(s) written by others? Thanks! Ritcheymt 17:06, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Where should wikiproject contributors communicate?

People who work on writing projects on the wiki are asking for an online venue they can use to talk about...

Please vote on new name for Reviewer role

The wiki community is voting on a proposed renaming of the Reviewer role so that we can give the role to anyone we trust to upload their own images without review. If you care about the name of this role, please discuss the issue and cast your vote at FamilySearch Wiki talk:Reviewer. Ritcheymt 16:43, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. If you need help, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome!
Fran 20:50, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Please vote on search result title link color

Some users have reported that the red color of the article title links in search results are confusing because in a Mediawiki site, a red link means a link to a page that has no content. There is a poll on the forums as to whether to make the links blue instead, which would also conform to what Google and Bing do. Please read the thread/explanation and vote. RitcheyMT 16:13, 24 January 2010 (UTC)